Jean Paul Gaultier Presents ‘Fashion Freak Show'

PARIS - “It's my ideal catwalk show, we hope it will touch people and that they will love it,” said Jean Paul Gaultier, standing in the foyer of the Folies Bergère, looking a little bleary-eyed from taking in the final rehearsals for “Fashion Freak Show.” His first stage production will open today at the storied cabaret, which served as one of his earliest inspirations.
The couturier brought in scriptwriter and director Tonie Marshall, daughter of Micheline Presle who played the female lead in “Falbalas,” the 1945 romantic drama set in the fashion world, which triggered Gaultier's desire...Read more ...